The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report released on March 1 that global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will increase at a slower rate in 2023 than in 2022, thanks to the transition to clean energy such as solar, wind and nuclear energy and the rapid advancement of technologies such as electric vehicles.
On June 5, 2023, in Chapainovabganj, Bangladesh, staff inspect the operation of a floating solar photovoltaic power station on the water. Xinhua News Agency.
The report, titled CO2 Emissions 2023, states that global energy-related CO2 emissions reached a record 37.4 billion tonnes in 2023, an increase of 4 percent from the previous year100 million tons, an increase of 11%。Global energy-related CO2 emissions increased last year as an exceptionally drought affected hydropower, but the increase was lower than 4 percent in 2022 due to the development of technologies such as solar, wind and electric vehicles900 million tons.
The continued rollout of solar, wind, nuclear and electric vehicles is helping to avoid using more fossil fuels, according to an analysis by the International Energy Agency. Without clean energy technologies, global CO2 emissions would have increased by three times over the past five years.
On the same day, the IEA also released a companion to the 2023 CO2 Emissions report, the first report called Clean Energy Market Monitor. China continues to lead by a wide margin in the deployment of clean energy technologies, with advanced economies and China accounting for 90% of the world's new solar PV and wind power plants and 95% of electric vehicle sales in 2023, the report said. However, the international community still needs to significantly increase clean energy investment and deployment in emerging and developing economies.
Fatih Birol, Director General of the International Energy Agency, said that the clean energy transition has undergone a series of stress tests over the past five years and has proven its resilience. While global energy demand growth is stronger in 2023 than in 2022, the clean energy transition is still advancing rapidly and playing a role in controlling emissions.
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